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Learn how public health professionals incorporate environmental health and climate change into their preparedness planning. Experts from across sectors, including local, federal, and private, will discuss the programs and initiatives used to ensure environmental health resilience and climate change mitigation

Learn how preparedness professionals plan for and respond to critical infrastructure threats. Experts from across sectors, including public health, healthcare, disaster relief, and emergency management, will discuss the programs and initiatives they use to ensure infrastructure resilience before, during, and

Learn how preparedness professionals plan for and respond to emerging infectious disease outbreaks. Experts will explore the lessons learned in recent outbreak events and make recommendations for how to ensure effective future preparedness efforts. Some of the sessions that will

National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are conducting a study to identify important information needs and research questions related to public health emergency preparedness, response, and recovery. NORC

Town Hall sessions, hosted by Preparedness Summit Planning Committee partners, provide attendees with an opportunity to discuss new policies and initiatives in preparedness and global health security. Register now to participate in these interactive and engaging sessions! See below for

Access the full 2015 Preparedness Summit through a new, interactive scheduler that provides more flexibility in searching and building a customized agenda. Explore learning sessions, workshops, townhalls, demonstration sessions, and ignites in a wide array of topics that offer learning

For the past few years, hundreds of attendees have written thousands of tweets during the four days of the Preparedness Summit. People from all over the country follow the Summit hashtag for live updates about what attendees are learning during

New Narrative — Threats 2015 and Beyond Mike Walker, senior consultant with the Center for Homeland Defense and Security, will kick off the Summit with a sweeping discussion on the current state of global health security: what it is, the ways

Background Preparedness coordinators ensure that local health departments have planned for, can respond to, and can recover from public health emergencies. Preparedness coordinators who are new to their role must become familiar with the myriad of existing plans, partners, guidance,

The support of exhibitors, advertisers, and sponsors is vital for the continuation of excellence at the Preparedness Summit. This support can be in the form of unrestricted grants in addition to several opportunities for logo placement and promotion (download pdf). The full Exhibitor